Heroin By paul brady INDEX * INTRODUCTION * HEROIN * WHAT ARE ITS SHORT-TERM EFFECTS? * WHAT ARE ITS LONG-TERM EFFECTS? * CONCLUSION * BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION The aim of this assignment is to explain about the drug Heroin‚ its addiction‚ describing its short and long term effects. Which are illustrated in diagrams below and to give a better understanding of the drug. This topic of discussion has taken an interest as Heroin addiction is on the
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By: Saina - 8R Substance Abuse - Heroin Substance abuse means abusing the power of various drugs‚ alcohol or chemicals to the point at which the user can’t stop. This can usually result in physical‚ mental and/or emotional harm to the users and others. Teenagers are more in the risk of the substance abuse as they don’t acknowledge the consequences of their actions; the reason is the biological and psychological changes during the adolescence‚ but also lots of the adults get addicted to the drugs
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the U.S. Heroin Capital B A L T I M O R E‚ March 14 By Carter M. Yang Baltimore is the heroin capital of the United States. Government agencies estimate that as many as one in 10 of the city’s residents are addicted to the drug. Wanda‚ 42‚ was one of them. "I did tricks‚ I stole‚ I robbed‚ I did whatever I had to do to get it‚" she says of her $50-a-day heroin habit. "The drug was taking control of my life." Wanda‚ who asked that her last name not be used‚ says she began using heroin at the age
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interview of Bill Whitaker with victims of heroin‚ families‚ friends and teenagers who were indirectly and directly affected by this drug epidemic. They explained that heroin has penetrated all over the country affecting everyone and anyone who comes across this opioid all starting in the heartland; there is not any form of prevention from people especially teenagers from obtaining it. Specifically they claimed that there need to be barriers to the availability of heroin to prevent consumers from taking it
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Heroin Addiction and Treatment Abstract This paper offers a brief explanation of the history of heroin. Describing the origins of heroin‚ who discovered it and describes the detrimental effects heroin has on an individual. There are several treatment options available for heroin addicts and this paper will look at a few of the ones that have shown the most success. Heroin Addiction and Treatment Introduction: A Brief History
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Heroin‚ also known as diamorphine and other names‚ is an opiate usually used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Heroin can be injected‚ snorted‚ and smoked. Some people mix cocaine with heroin and call it a speed ball. Heroin is an opioid drug made from morphine‚ a natural substance taken from the seed pod of the Asian opium poppy plant. Heroin was first made in 1898 by the bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany first used as a treatment for tuberculosis and a remedy for morphine
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What is heroin? Heroin is the most addictive drug there is. This is true because it only takes one time to get addicted to heroin. Heroin is normally a brownish powder. It is mixed with many things‚but if it is straight heroin‚it will be white and have a very bitter taste. Heroin is an opioid painkiller. It can also be used as a cough suppressant. How it is made Heroin is processed from morphine‚ which is a natural substance removed from the seed pod of specific varieties of poppy plants
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Dealing with Conflict 1.1  Potential conflict can arise when two parties or people have a disagreement on a particular subject. For example‚ a person may have said he was going to complete a task which he failed to do which caused conflict with another person or party‚ or maybe two people who have different ideas on who to accomplish a task may become heated.  Stages of conflict are hard to describe in detail but it usually starts with raised voices to get an opinion across
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Over many years the abuse of Heroin has been known‚ but now the epidemic is out of control and many are dying daily. Heroin is a substance that is synthesized from morphine‚ and extracted from the poppy seed plant. The opium poppy has been refined for more than five thousand years for a variety of medicinal uses. When heroin was first created it was used as a cough syrup and pain killer. At first people believe it would help with morphine and opium addiction but then doctors realized people were
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biological‚ such as illness; environmental‚ like poverty or pollution; cognitive‚ the way you perceive a situation; and situational‚ including the death of a pet or loved one and relations with others. Now that we know about stressors‚ let’s learn about dealing with stress. Stress is not necessarily good or bad but can have negative or positive effects. Stress is the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands. There are many ways to manage stress‚ but UCCS suggests writing a journal
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